Drug Card Flashcards
Adenosine:
1. Class
2. Concentration
3. Dose
4. Indications
5. Route
6. Onset/Duration
7. Side Effects
8. Contraindications
- Antiarrhythmic
- 6mg/2mL
- 6mg, 12mg
- Narrow complex SVT
- 18g AC fast IV push w/ 30mL LR
- 30sec/6sec
- Asystole
- Wide Complex Tach, WPW
Albuterol
1. Class
2. Concentration
3. Dose
4. Indications
5. Route
6. Onset/Duration
7. Side Effects
8. Contraindications
- Sympathomimetic Bronchodilator/Beta 2 Agonist
- 2.5mg/3mL
- 2.5mg Q5
- Bronchospasm, Hyper K+
- SVN
- 1-15min/3-6hr
- Tachycardia
- None
ASA
1. Class
2. Concentration
3. Dose
4. Indications
5. Route
6. Onset/Duration
7. Side Effects
8. Contraindications
- Anti-platelet
- 81mg/tab
- 324mg
- CP, Acute MI
- PO
- 5min/24hrs
- Nausea, GI Bleeding
- Allergy
Atropine
1. Class
2. Concentration
3. Dose
4. Indications
5. Route
6. Onset/Duration
7. Side Effects
8. Contraindications
- Parasympatholytic
- 1mg/10mL (pre-load)
- 0.5mg - 1.0mg (max 3), organophosphate: 2-5mg q10-15
- Bradycardia, Organophosphate Poisoning (after DuoDote)
- IV
- 2-4min/4hrs
- HA, dizziness, confusion
- Caution in MI
Calcium Chloride
1. Class
2. Concentration
3. Dose
4. Indications
5. Route
6. Onset/Duration
7. Side Effects
8. Contraindications
- Electrolyte
- 1mg/10mL (pre-load)
- 1g, repeated once after 10min
- HyperK, Ca channel blocker OD
- IV/Flush Line
- Rapid
- Extravasation Necrosis
- Digitalis Toxicity
D10
1. Class
2. Concentration
3. Dose
4. Indications
5. Route
6. Onset/Duration
7. Side Effects
8. Contraindications
- Carbohydrate
- 25g/250mL (pre-mix)
- Titrate to LOC
- Hypoglycemia
- IV
- 1-10min
- Hyperglycemia
- Hyperglycemia
Diltiazem
1. Class
2. Concentration
3. Dose
4. Indications
5. Route
6. Onset/Duration
7. Side Effects
8. Contraindications
- Ca2+ channel blocker
- 25mg/5mL
- 1˚: 20mg over 2min, 2˚: 25mg over 2min
- A-FIB RVR, SVT after Adenosine
- SLOW IVP in 5mg increments over 2 min
- 3min/1-3hrs
- Bradycardia, Hypotension, Heart Block
- WPW, Hypotension w/ shock, severe heart failure
Diphenhydramine
1. Class
2. Concentration
3. Dose
4. Indications
5. Route
6. Onset/Duration
7. Side Effects
8. Contraindications
- anti-histamine
- 50mg/1mL
- 25-50mg
- hives second to allergy, dystonic reaction
- IV
- 1min/4hrs
- Drowsiness
- Long QT
DuoDote
1. Class
2. Concentration
3. Dose
4. Indications
5. Route
6. Onset/Duration
7. Side Effects
8. Contraindications
- Nerve Agent Antidote
- 2.1mg Atropine 600mg Pralidoxime
- 1 Autoinjector +2 PRN
- Organophosphate Poisoning
- IM
- <5min/1hr
- NA
- None
Epi (Plan A)
1. Class
2. Concentration
3. Dose
4. Indications
5. Route
6. Onset/Duration
7. Side Effects
8. Contraindications
- Sympathomimetic
- 1mg/10mL
- 0.5mg (>100kg 1.0mg)
- Plan A
- IV/IO
- Rapid/5min
- Tachycardia, Anxiety, CVA
- None
Epi (Non-Plan A)
1. Class
2. Concentration
3. Dose
4. Indications
5. Route
6. Onset/Duration
7. Side Effects
8. Contraindications
- Sympathomimetic
- 1mg/1mL
- 0.3mg
- Anaphylaxis, Asthma
- IM
- Rapid/45min
- Tachycardia, anxiety, CVA
- None
Epi (Drip)
1. Class
2. Concentration
3. Dose
4. Indications
5. Route
6. Onset/Duration
7. Side Effects
8. Contraindications
- Sympathomimetic
- 8mcg/mL
- 2mg in 250mL D5W titrate to SBP 90
- Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Hypotension w/ Bradycardia
- IV Infusion (own line)
- Rapid
- Tachycardia, Anxiety, CVA
- None
Etomidate
1. Class
2. Concentration
3. Dose
4. Indications
5. Route
6. Onset/Duration
7. Side Effects
8. Contraindications
- Hypnotic
- 20mg/10mL
- 0.2mg/kg (1/2 dose hypotension)
- RSI/Induction
- Fast IVP
- 30sec/10min
- Myoclonus, Repeat doses can cause bradycardia
- None
Fentanyl
1. Class
2. Concentration
3. Dose
4. Indications
5. Route
6. Onset/Duration
7. Side Effects
8. Contraindications
- Narcotic Analgesic
- 100mcg/2mL
- 25-50mg increments (titrate to effect)
- Pain, MI, Post-intubation sedation
- IV
- Rapid/30-60min
- Respiratory Depression, Nausea
- Allergy
Furosemide
1. Class
2. Concentration
3. Dose
4. Indications
5. Route
6. Onset/Duration
7. Side Effects
8. Contraindications
- Loop Diuretic
- 40mg/4mL
- 20-40mg (2x daily dose up to 160mg for daily Lasix)
- CHF, Pulmonary Edema
- IV
- 15-30min/6hours
- Hypotension, Dizziness
- Hypotension, Sepsis